Lavatory and bubbling fountain unit



April 19, c, sMlTH 1,854,233

LAVATOHY AND BUBBLING FOUNTAIN UNIT Q Filed July 25, 1931 1'2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .mulllllllll lll'lllill mlllllll' J 7/1- Ze0 6131121? April 19, 1932. c s 1,854,233

LAVATORY AND BUBBLING FOUNTAIN JP IT Filed July 25, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 LLICU Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICES LEO 0. SMITH, OF MIN'NEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO SMITH SYSTEM HEATING COMPANY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA LAVAT'OR'Y AND BU'BIBLING FOUNTAIN UNIT Application filed July 25,

dicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view chiefly in front elevation, but with some parts broken away and some parts sectioned showing the complete unit;

Fig. 2 is a perspective showing the shelflike supporting base for the elements of the unit Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary section taken on the line l4iof Fig. 2.

The shelf-like supporting bracket comprises a horizontal marginal frame 5 preferably an angle iron, rigidly secured to and arranged to be supported by vertically depending wall angles 6 and oblique brace angles 7, which parts are rigidly connected preferably by rivets. Lag screws 8 applied through flanges of the angles 6 and into the studding 9 of the building serve to rigidly secure the bracket in the desired position.

The water tank 10, which preferably is an insulated tank, is mounted on the supporting bracket, the latter being preferably provided with a rigidly secured flanged disc or shallow pan 11 into which the water tank is set. Preferably, the pan 11 is secured to the frame of the supporting bracket by nut-equipped bolts 12, so that the said pan can be secured either to the right or to the left-hand side of said supporting bracket. The lavatory bowl 13 will be, of course, secured to the other side of the bracket, that is, if the tank is applied at the right-hand side, the lavatory bowl will be applied at the left, and conversely. A main drain pipe 14 extends downward from the 1931. Serial- No. 553,029.

bottom of the lavatory bowl 13 and in this drain pipe is interposed a water trap 15 of the self-sealing type preferably provided with a drain valve 16., Extended downward from thebottom of the tank lOis a discharge pipe 17 in which is interposed a normally closed valve 18. The bowl 18 is provided with a suitable discharge faucet 19 that .is connected by a small pipe 20 to the discharge pipe 17 at a point above the valve 18. The lower end of the discharge pipe 17 is connected by a small drain pipe 21 to the main drain pipe 14:, at a pointabove thetrap 15.

Supported from and closely adjacent to the tank 10 is a bubbling fountain 22 that receives drinking water from the tank 10 through a pipe 23 that is provided with a normally closed valve or faucet 24;ofany suitable type that is adapted to be readily opened by a person desiring to drink from the fountain. I I

The bubbling fountain 22 is provided with a discharge or drain pipe 25 that is connected to the pipe 17 or 21 at a point below the normally closed valve 18.' As shown, pipe 25 is passed through a perforated lug 26 that is detachably secured to the frame 5 preferably-by a nut-equipped bolt 27 arranged to be applied through a hole at the right, as shown in the drawing, or to be applied through a hole 28 at the left, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing, it is evident that all of the parts of the unit may be completed at the factory and quickly assembled at the place where they are to be used with the tank and lavatory bowl either in right and left or left and right arrangement according to which will be the best arrangement for the particular place of installation. Also it is evident that the relative arrangement of the valves and pipes and traps and the like is important.

Normally, valve 18 will, as already indicated, be closed and valve 24 will be closed except when the bubbling fountain is inuse. Water running from the bubbling fountain will be drained through the pipes 25 and 21 and through the trap 15 so that said trap seals the bubbling fountain as well as the lavatory bowl from foul gases, even when drain pipe 14 is connected to a cess-pool or the like. ater is always available to flow from the tank to the lavatory through pipe 20 when valve 19 is open. When it is desired to drain the water tank, valve 18 will be opened while valves 19 and 24 remain closed, and the water will then be discharged from the tank through pipe 21, trap 15 and drain pipe 14.

In practice, it has been found that the combined unit which is a self-contained two in-one combination, meets all the needs of rural schools and the like and may be supplied at comparatively small cost. It is highly sanitary and affords a supply of cold or cool'drinking water as well as a lavatory that supplies water in an adequate but economical manner. Of course, the device illustrated in the drawings is capable of modification as to details of construction and arrangement of parts within the spirit and scope of the invention herein disclosed and claimed.

What I claim is:

25 1. A lavatory and bubbling fountain unit comprising a water tank, a lavatory bowl, a bubbling fountain, a drain pipe from the bowl having a water-sealing trap therein, a *faucet for said bowl, a water discharge pipe depending from said tank, a normally closed -valve in said discharge pipe, a water pipe connecting the faucet of said bowl to said discharge pipe at a point above the valve thereof, a drain pipe connecting the lower end-of said discharge pipe to said main drain pipe at a point above its water trap, a valveequipped water supply pipe leading from said water tank to said bubbling fountain, and a drainpipe from said bubbling fountain connected to said discharge pipe at a point between its normally closed valve.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 in further combination with a framework which supports said tank and lavatory bowl and connects the said parts as a self-contained unit.

3. A combined bubbling fountain and lavatory comprising a tank, lavatory bowl, bubbling fountain, valve-equipped supply and drain pipes connecting said water tank to said bowl and'bubbling fountain, and drain pipe connections from said bubbling foun- 'tain and bowl, the said parts being supported and combined as a self-contained unit.

4. The structure defined in claim 3 in which the drain pipe from said bowl is provided with a water trap and the drain pipe from said bubbling fountain is connected to the drain pipe from said bowl at a point above its water trap.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

LEO C. SMITH. 

